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Originally posted by texas*princess
Protests on the war on Iraq are all over the news [and on college campuses] which got me wondering...
do all the protests make a difference?
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I think the decision was made long ago, and news will be coming out about it in no time at all.
I think protests help people feel a sense of accomplishment, of feeling like they've let their voices be heard, and that they've done their part to express their opposition. Some folks said that it made a difference in Vietnam (but I also think that the fact that Vietnam was the first "televised" war had something to do with that). As to whether it'll make a difference here, only time will tell, especially if the protests continue and get larger as the war progresses.